Authorities: Man hit sheriff patrol cars during chase

11:46 AM,
Dec. 6, 2012

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News-Leader staff

Authorities are looking for a man after they say he led deputies on a chase across two counties.

According to a news release from Taney County Sheriff Jimmie Russell, Taney County Sheriff deputies responded to an assault call on Bee Creek Road north of Branson at about 1 a.m. today.

When they arrived, the suspect was in a vehicle. When he saw the deputies he attempted to run over a deputy who was on foot and struck a sheriff's patrol car, the release said. Deputies then chased the man north along U.S. 65 to Bear Creek and then west on several county roads. ...